בָּזַז bâzaz — to plunder
Translated in the KJV as catch, gather, for a prey, rob, spoil, take (away, spoil), × utterly.
a primitive root; to plunder.
bâzaz in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Perfect (qatal) 9Imperfect (yiqtol) 6Infinitive construct 6Wayyiqtol 5Participle (active) 5Sequential perfect (weqatal) 4Imperative 2Cohortative 1Participle (passive) 1
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
Niph'al
Infinitive absolute 1Imperfect (yiqtol) 1Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1
The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
Pu'al
Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1
A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›